Soul music
Soul music is a kind of music that mixes rhythm and blues, gospel music, and pop music. It was created in the 1960s in the United States by African American musicians. Features of soul music are call and response, hand claps, body movement and a tense vocal sound.
Ray Charles is said to be inventor of soul music with his song "I Got a Woman". Soul is energetic music, with the main subjects of lyrics being love, dance and life.[1] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame states that soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying."[2] Recently, singers like Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse and Adele have become well known as Blue Eyed Soul singers. In some styles of soul music, brass and saxophones are used a lot.[3]
Notable artists
Soul Music Media
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Ray Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles.
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James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul".
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Sam Cooke is regarded as one of soul music's "forefathers".
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Solomon Burke recorded for Atlantic Records in the 1960s.
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Aretha Franklin is widely known as the "Queen of Soul".
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Marvin Gaye shifted to a socially conscious sound with his 1971 hit "What's Going On".
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Levi Stubbs singing lead with the Four Tops in 1966.
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Soul singer Otis Redding was known to be an electrifying stage presence.
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Isaac Hayes performing in 1973
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References
- ↑ Zeitwind Musicproductions (27 July 2011). "YOUR LOVE IS © by Z-RECORDS 2011" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Otis Redding". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
- ↑ Winterson, Nickol, Bricheno, Pop Music: The Text Book (Edition Peters) 2003.
- ↑ Hear Ray Charles (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
- ↑ Hear James Brown (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
- ↑ Hear Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
- ↑ Hear Aretha Franklin (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
